INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In medieval India, Mansabdari system was introduced for:
A
effecting clean administration
B
making recruitment to the army
C
facilitating revenue collection
D
ensuring religious harmony
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Facilitating recruitment to the army. The Mansabdari system was introduced by Akbar for military administration and for the territorial command to sustain the parts of the army.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Mansabdari system was the administrative system introduced by Akbar in Mughal Empire during 1571. The word ‘Mansab’ is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. Hence, Mansabdari was a system of ranking the government officials and determined their civil & military duties, along with their renumerations.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from Mongolia. The word ‘Mansab’ is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. Every civil and military officer was given a ‘mansab’.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mansabdars were supposed to maintain a specific number of sawars or cavalrymen. They had to bring their cavalrymen for review and get them registered. Only after they did this, they would receive money to pay them salary. Q.

Detailed explanation-5: -For the successful functioning of the military, Akbar introduced a new system of administration known as the Mansabdari System. Under this system, each officer or noble was given a Mansab or a Rank and was called a Mansabdar.

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